Camino 1.6.10 Release Notes

Changes since Camino 1.6

The following changes and improvements have been made since the Camino 1.6 release.

Camino 1.6.10 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.9:

Disabled Java on Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” to prevent crashes (users who need Java should see the Known Issues section for solutions).

Fixed a possible crash when closing a tab by clicking on its close button.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.9 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.8:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.23 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

Upgraded the “Block flash animations” code to use Flashblock 1.5.11.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.8 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.7:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.22 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

The presence of invalid cookies no longer prevents display of the list of stored cookies.

Typing to choose an item now works properly in <select> controls with <optgroup> elements.

The Downloads window will no longer close when the Customize Toolbar sheet is visible.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.7 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.6:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.21 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

OpenSearch plug-ins containing ampersands will now work correctly on Mac OS X 10.3.9.

Cookies without a valid name no longer prevent display of the list of stored cookies.

Quitting Camino with the pop-up blocker visible should no longer cause a crash.

Find will now work properly when viewing JavaScript files which use the new JavaScript MIME type definitions.

The default browser pop-up menu will no longer show a blank default browser on clean Mac OS X 10.5 installations.

Selecting an item from a context menu after its window has closed will no longer cause a crash.

The icon for the Google feed handler has been updated to match the new Google site icon.

Upgraded the “Block flash animations” code to use Flashblock 1.5.8.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.6 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.5:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.19 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

Upgraded the “Block flash animations” code to use Flashblock 1.5.7.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.5 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.4:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.18 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

Camino will no longer crash on startup when the Mac OS X spelling system is broken.

The General preference pane will no longer be missing for users who had customized the Preferences window toolbar.

The icon for the Google feed handler has been updated to match the new Google site icon.

Added CamiTools to the list of problematic add-ons.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.4 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.3:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.17 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

Camino again displays expiration dates for Certificate Authorities in the Certificates window.

Camino no longer reads OmniWeb’s “password not saved” markers in the Keychain as valid accounts.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.3 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.2:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.16 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

Camino 1.6.2 contains the following improvements over version 1.6.1:

Upgraded to version 1.8.1.15 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.

Camino will no longer crash when displaying a popup while a bookmark is being dragged.

Feed and OpenSearch notifications remain visible until dismissed.

Improved ad-blocking.

Camino 1.6.1 contains the following improvements over version 1.6:

Camino will no longer crash when attempting to add a search engine that uses POST.

Camino displays more useful error messages when it is unable to add a search engine.

Camino supports a wider variety of search engine definition files.

Restored compatibility with Adobe Dreamweaver and other applications that use a deprecated AppleEvent to open documents in Camino.

Improved robustness of code used to access the Keychain.

Command-period will now close the Find toolbar on Mac OS X 10.5.

About Camino 1.6

Like Camino 1.5, this release displays web pages with Gecko 1.8.1, the same rendering engine used by the popular Firefox 2 web browser, and thus shares many of the security fixes and Gecko improvements that are in that version of Firefox.

The features listed below are just some of the many changes in Camino 1.6.

Features in Camino 1.6

Automatic software updates

Camino now checks for new releases automatically.

Improved tabbed browsing

When more tabs are open than can be displayed in the tab bar, arrows appear at the right and left edges to allow scrolling the bar. As part of this change, the tab overflow menu has been replaced by a menu displaying all open tabs in the current window.

Keychain compatibility

Camino can now store information in the Keychain for multiple accounts at the same site.

Improved toolbar search

The search field in the toolbar now includes a simple editor that allows deleting, renaming, and reordering search engines.

Camino now supports OpenSearch search engine plug-ins. New search engines can be added to the toolbar’s search field by automatic discovery or by web pages that provide links to OpenSearch plug-ins.

Streamlined Find interface

The Find panel has been replaced by a Find toolbar that appears near the bottom of the browser window.

Enhanced AppleScript capabilities

AppleScripts can now refer to individual tabs and windows.

It is now possible to add, open, and delete bookmarks via AppleScript.

Additional feed reader options

User interface polish

Camino 1.6 includes a number of new toolbar icons and interface enhancements to fit more closely with the visual style of Mac OS X 10.5.

Known Issues

For information about other issues or problems, please visit our Help page.

The version of the Java Embedding Plugin included in Camino 1.6.x is incompatible with Java on Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard,” so Camino 1.6.10 and later disable Java by default on that version of Mac OS X. Users who need Java should manually upgrade the bundled Java Embedding Plugin using these instructions.

Version 2.2 of the Flip4Mac (F4M) plug-in for displaying Windows Media content causes major rendering issues in Camino. The Flip4Mac team has fixed this problem in version 2.2.1.7b+ of the plug-in.

After visiting enough pages with Flash content while browsing, Camino may stop functioning correctly. Quitting and re-launching Camino will resolve the problem. This behavior is caused by a bug in the Flash plug-in and is fixed in version 10.0 of the plug-in, which is available for Mac OS X 10.4 and higher.

Some versions of the third-party add-on 1Password are not compatible with Camino 1.6.x. These versions can cause Camino to crash on launch, hang when importing bookmarks, and hang when pasting into the location bar. Disabling 1Password’s integration with Camino will stop these problems; users should contact 1Password support for more information.